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Japan Web3 Roundup: Product Dao-velopment platform, Cells going onchain, and Daiwa furthering crypto exploration

Japan Web3 Roundup: Product Dao-velopment platform, Cells going onchain, and Daiwa furthering crypto exploration

Story 1: Product Daovelopment platform On August 9th, Hakuhodo Key 3, a joint venture between one of the largest advertising companies and the web3 company S...

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Yuya's NFT journey: Building NFT Infrastructure for the Japanese Market

Yuya's NFT journey: Building NFT Infrastructure for the Japanese Market

For this post looking at NFTs from a human perspective, we had a chat with Yuya Yoshida, the CEO of HARTi, a Japanese NFT infrastructure startup, who shared...

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Now It’s Easier Than Ever To Build DApps and Games on Astar Network, with thirdweb

Now It’s Easier Than Ever To Build DApps and Games on Astar Network, with thirdweb

We are thrilled to announce the integration of Astar Network with thirdweb, an allencompassing web3 development framework that delivers everything developers...

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Cross-Chain vs Multichain

Cross-Chain vs Multichain

While the initial development of dApps focused on the Ethereum blockchain, that quickly changed as alternative ecosystems were launched, offering different a...

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Astar Tokenomics 2.0: driving long-term success and sustainability

Astar Tokenomics 2.0: driving long-term success and sustainability

The newly proposed tokenomics present some changes aimed at driving the longterm success and sustainability of the Astar network ecosystem. The primary alter...

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Japan Web3 Roundup: JBA advocating tax cuts, Dentsu x SUI, and Loyalty points moving on-chain

Japan Web3 Roundup: JBA advocating tax cuts, Dentsu x SUI, and Loyalty points moving on-chain

GM everyone, or Ohayogozaimasu as they say in Japan. ☕ Read on for your biweekly dose of all the important things happening in the land of the rising sun: JB...

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A successful conclusion of the ‘Hello NFT Festival’: Astar Foundation proudly sponsors

A successful conclusion of the ‘Hello NFT Festival’: Astar Foundation proudly sponsors

The 'HELLO NFT' is a festival that intersects culture and technology, attracting many Korean companies interested in high fashion, music, and NFT technology....

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Wailoaloa’s NFT Journey: Going from Degen to full-time Gal

Wailoaloa’s NFT Journey: Going from Degen to full-time Gal

At Astar, we are deeply rooted in the Japanese market. Yet, it can be hard at times to gain insights into what’s happening in it from the outside. That’s why...

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Japan Web3 Roundup: Banks tokenizing joint money trusts and Japanese not yet crypto-savvy

Japan Web3 Roundup: Banks tokenizing joint money trusts and Japanese not yet crypto-savvy

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Sony Bank are issuing Security Tokens Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB), one of the largest banks in Japan, and Sony Bank have...

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